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Advantages of Consolidating Student Loans

Introduction

Worried about the variable interest rates of your student loans? Now debt management professionals have come up with some unique tricks to help you handle your student debt problems.

Student Debt Problems

Even fixed interest rate student loans like Federal Plus and Stafford Loans are subject to annual interest rate adjustments. Hence, depending on the updated interest rates, your monthly payment may still vary from year to year. Having debt when you are already on a shoe-string budget means that these variable interest rates might add to your student debt problems even more. But there is a debt management solution that can help you do away with higher interest student debt problems. You can convert your variable interest rate student loans into one fixed-rate student loan, courtesy of student loan consolidation.

Eligibility of Student Consolidation Loans

* Those who have opted for federal student loans are eligible for debt consolidation.
* If you have taken any other private loans along with the federal loan, then you are not eligible for consolidation.
* Parents who have taken Federal Plus Loans to support their children's education can also apply for this consolidation.
* Debt management experts also suggest that student debt should be in repayment mode for you to be eligible for a student consolidation loan. In other words, there should be an additional grace period or forbearance period.

Advantages of Student Loan Consolidation Programs

It's easier and faster.

It is very easy to opt for student debt consolidation. You just need to contact your debt management counselor, and the rest of the process is handled by them. No credit check and no co-signers are required to apply for this process. Also there are no prepayment penalties.

It's a hassle-free way to get rid of debt problems.

Juggling multiple bills and multiple monthly payments to multiple creditors is not easy. We often tend to make mistakes by delaying or missing one monthly debt payment or the other. But debt consolidation bundles various student loans into a single fixed interest pay off format.



Reduce your monthly payment up to 40%.

The student debt repayment period is generally ten years, but debt management experts recommend debt consolidation for an extended repayment term. You can extend it for a period of 20 years or even up to 30 years. The longer the repayment term, the lower the monthly payment will be. You can lower your student debt payment by up to 40% through this option.

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Paying for College: Student Loans or Credit Cards?

Research conducted by student loan company Sallie Mae shows that in 2010, about 5 percent of college students paid an average of more than $2,000 in tuition and other educational expenses using a credit card to avoid taking out student loans. The same study showed that 6 percent of parents used credit cards to pay an average of nearly $5,000 in educational expenses for their college children.

Is using credit cards a smart way to avoid college loan debt? Financial advisors are in near-universal agreement that the answer is no, but that isn't stopping thousands of families from using credit cards in place of parent and student loans.

Some families might think that all debt is equal; others might think that they won't qualify for college loans. So what advantages exactly do education loans offer over credit cards?

1) Availability

Particularly in the last few years, as credit card companies have tightened their credit requirements in a retraction of the lax lending that led to the foreclosure crisis, credit cards have become harder to qualify for, available mostly only to consumers with strong credit. Many consumers with weaker credit have had their credit lines reduced or eliminated altogether.

Federal college loans, on the other hand, are available with minimal to no credit requirements. Government-funded Perkins loans and Stafford loans are issued to students in their own name without a credit check and with no income, employment, or co-signer required.

Federal parent loans, known as PLUS loans, have no income requirements and require only that you be free of major adverse credit items - a recent bankruptcy or foreclosure, defaulted federal education loans, and delinquencies of 90 days or more.

In other words, don't turn to credit cards simply because you think you won't qualify for school loans. Chances are, these days, you're more likely to qualify for a federal college loan than for a credit card.

2) Fixed Interest Rates

While most credit cards carry variable interest rates, federal student and parent loans are fixed-rate loans. With a fixed interest rate, you have the security of knowing that your student loan rate and monthly payments won't go up even when general interest rates do.

Many credit cards will also penalize you for late or missed payments by raising your interest rate. Federal school loans keep the same rate regardless of your payment history.

3) Deferred Repayment

Repayment on both federal student loans and federal parent loans can be postponed until six months after the student leaves school (nine months for Perkins undergraduate loans).

With credit cards, however, the bill is due right away, and the interest rate on a credit card balance is generally much higher than the interest rate charged on federal school loans.

If you're experiencing financial hardship, federal loans also offer additional payment deferment and forbearance options that can allow you to postpone making payments until you're back on your feet.

Even most private student loans - non-federal education loans offered by banks, credit unions, and other private lenders - offer you the option to defer making payments until after graduation.

Keep in mind, however, that even while your payments are deferred, the interest on these private student loans, as well as on federal parent loans and on unsubsidized federal student loans, will continue to accrue.

If the prospect makes you nervous of having deferred college loan debt that's slowly growing from accumulating interest charges, talk to your lender about in-school prepayment options that can allow you to pay off at least the interest each month on your school loans so your balances don't get any larger while you're still in school.

4) Income-Based Repayment Options

Once you do begin repaying your college loans, federal loans offer extended and income-based repayment options.

Extended repayment plans give you more time to repay, reducing the amount you have to pay each month. An income-based repayment plan scales down your monthly payments to a certain allowable percentage of your income so that your student loan payments aren't eating up more of your budget than you can live on.

Credit cards don't offer this kind of repayment flexibility, regardless of your employment, income, or financial situation. Your credit card will require a minimum monthly payment, and if you don't have the resources to pay it, your credit card company can begin collection activities to try to recover the money you owe them.

5) Tax Benefits

Any interest you pay on your parent or student loan debt may be tax-deductible. (You'll need to file a 1040A or 1040 instead of a 1040EZ in order to take the student loan interest deduction.)

In contrast, the interest on credit card purchases, even when a credit card is used for otherwise deductible educational expenses, can't be deducted.

To verify your eligibility for any tax benefits on your college loans, consult with a tax advisor or refer to Publication 970 of the IRS, "Tax Benefits for Education," available on the IRS website.



6) Student Loan Forgiveness Programs

Whereas the only way to escape your current credit card debt is to have it written off in a bankruptcy, several loan forgiveness programs exist that provide partial or total student loan debt relief for eligible borrowers.

Typically, these loan forgiveness programs will pay off some or all of your undergraduate and graduate school loan debt in exchange for a commitment from you to work for a certain number of years in a high-demand or underserved area.

The federal government sponsors the Public Loan Forgiveness Program, which will write off any remaining federal education loan debt you have after you've worked for 10 years in a public-service job.

Other federal, state, and private loan forgiveness programs will pay off federal and private student loans for a variety of professionals - veterinarians, nurses, rural doctors, and public attorneys, among others.

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A Student Loan Refinance Deal to Help Organize Your Finances

Student loan experts often get asked this - is a student loan refinance move possible the way a home loan refinancing deal is? Well, if you've taken out more than one student loan and you have several minimum payments to make every month, a student loan refinance deal certainly would be possible and even advisable.

A refinancing deal should be of interest to anyone who finds it difficult to make all their payments every month. You wouldn't have different minimum payments to make nor different interest rates to deal with. When a deal like this works out in your favor, you'll be able to get everything together under one interest rate that is lower than what you would have paid with all the discrete payments. At the end of your student loans, when you've paid every cent down (yes, the very possibility does feel good to hear) you will find that you will have paid thousands less in interest.

Before you actually go and apply for something like this, a look at your credit report wouldn't be out of place. If there's any kind of credit-lowering entry in your credit report, you should probably take care of it first before you go in to file for your refinancing deal. You stand a great chance of getting the lowest possible interest coming to you this way. You would also benefit by smoothing out the application process to a considerable degree.

So where exactly do you go for a student loan refinance deal? In general, regular banks and credit unions do this. For an easier time so, an online lender might be better; you would get more competitive rates with an online lender. Shopping around would be a great idea.



If you're really keen on getting the best refinancing deal possible, you should probably keep in mind that getting it done during the six-month grace period you get right after graduation would be a great way to get at least a half percentage point knocked off your interest rate. Lender incentives can be great way to get a point or two knocked off too. Applying with a lender to have an auto debit set up with your bank account for the payments to go out automatically each month could get you a quarter percentage point off. ScholarPoint is one company that does this. If you pay on time every single month for three years, lenders like these will even knock another percentage point off your rate.

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Undergraduate Student Loans

Undergraduate student loans are simple to obtain. First you decide which school best suits you. The most important fit is that the institute of higher education offer the program you wish to take. Secondly is in a location you can get to, and thirdly the environment at the school is one that you feel you will excel in. Often two very different schools offer the same program and they are both easy to get to for you, but one you may find you feel more comfortable in than another. Take some time to walk around the campus and find a place you fit in. Once you decide on your school, apply. When you have been accepted you will need to immediately go on-line and fill out your FAFSA form at the United States Government website. Do not use any website that charges you to fill out a FAFSA. When your FAFSA application is accepted and approved you will need to go to your student loan office, or visit their website and apply for your Stafford Loans.

Stafford loans are subsidized and unsubsidized, most undergraduate student loans will have a portion of each. Subsidized loans you do not pay the interest on while you are in school or in your grace period before your repayment period. Unsubsidized student loans accrue interest while you are in school and in your grace period. The interest is just rolled into the undergraduate student loan amount.

The maximum amount a freshman in school can borrow between both unsubsidized and subsidized Stafford loans is $5,500 if the student is a first year dependent student and only $3,500 of that amount can be in subsidized loans if the student is an independent student. Sophomore students can borrow up to $6,500, but only $4,500 of that amount may be in subsidized loans if they are dependent undergraduate students. Independent undergraduate students may borrow up to $10,500 and no more than $4,500 of that amount may be in subsidized loans.

Undergraduate students do not often think in terms of limits with Stafford loans, but if they are going to continue on to Junior and Senior year, there is a lifetime limit of $31,000 for dependent students of which $23,000 may be subsidized, while undergraduate independent students may borrow up to $57,000 in a lifetime and of that $57,000 only $23,000 may be in subsidized loans. Total loan limits are referred to as aggregate loan limits.

After your loan is approved you will sign a master promissory note. This paper states that you solemnly swear to repay your loan and the interest that accrues on your unsubsidized loan. You may not have to sign a new master promissory note for every loan; the one you sign to begin with may cover you for all of the subsequent undergraduate student loans. After all of your paper work has gone through your borrowed monies will be paid to the school in two installments. Each installment will be for half of the loan amount. The institution you attend will use the money first for tuition and fees, then room and board if applicable, and then other school charges. If there is any money left, the financial aid office will let you know and disburse the extra funds to you b y check if you wish. If you do not wish the funds be given to you there is a paper to fill out in the financial aid office that will direct them to hold onto the extra undergraduate student loan money until later in case you need it.



After your money is in place, attend school and do your best. Do not worry about your loans and let them affect your academic performance in school. College is a fun place to be where learning is the most important thing.

*FYI - If you are in the military and you had student loans before joining, while e you are in the military there is an act that can cap your interest rate at 6% during your military service. You would contact your lender to request this, as it does not happen automatically.

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